The Baby
Movie • 1973 • Horror
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A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, the baby is twenty-one years old.
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Is there pedophilia?
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not technically? but the idea of being a child is
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Seenit
A man has been forced since childhood to be a ‘baby’
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Someone spikes someone's drink
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Casual smoking, casual drinking. A drink is swapped or spiked.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Cannibalism jokes in a flirty context
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Does someone break a bone?
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Yes, but no visible bone or audible cracking.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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A guy holds his finger to a flame for a few seconds, but they are off screen.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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someone jumps off a staircase to escape being murdered, breaking their legs in the process
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Children
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Is an infant abducted?
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wizardinstaller
debatable considering how Baby is, but might be triggering. End of the movie has many lines such as "Don't take my baby", "Don't harm my baby" etc
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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A beloved doll is handled roughly throughout the movie, upsetting Baby, but not destroyed.
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Does someone cheat?
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Some of the women seem to have feelings and/or intimate encounters with Baby while having other partners, but if Baby can consent is debatable, and the party scene shows a more "free love" atmosphere, as opposed to strict monogamy.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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It is once mentioned that Baby had a wet diaper. I believe we see after a change, but no dirty visuals and no onscreen soiling.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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The specific scene in question isn’t electro therapy. Someone uses a cattle prod on the titular character.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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not specifically (this comes down to viewer perception), though autistic viewers might still find the infantilisation, use of the r slur and talk of social workers upsetting
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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wizardinstaller
Baby is locked in a closet, though it's not really shown
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Does a baby cry?
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A lot of baby crying. It is through the body of an adult man, and didn't trigger my distress response, but it's definitely there.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Technically not. It’s an adult male character that has been brainwashed his whole life to stay in that life stage. So no babies,just an adult male character acting as a baby.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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R slur
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***SPOILER*** One of the sisters completely undresses herself and climbs into Baby’s crib. She is nude while doing this. The scene is short but it’s disturbing nonetheless.
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Is there sexual content?
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Specific scene of a grown man “breast feeding” from a grown woman and she’s obviously deriving some pleasure from it.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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I think it depends on how you look at the ending. It’s not sad for the main female character but it’s a pretty sad ending for Baby.
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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A gun is shown but not used.
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